Monday September 22, 2008

This special segment of the Ready Room features an interview with 1952 Olympian Mary Kelly Spitzer.

Spitzer is a rare story in the sport of swimming, as she had a very short career in the sport, winning a national title in 1951, then competing in the 1952 Games in Helsinki, then retiring from the sport.

But Spitzer did not leave the sport for good. She became a renowned coach who collaborated with her husband, Olympic rowing champion John Kelly.

In this interview, Spitzer talks about her road from Olympic prodigy to coaching success and inductee into the American Swimming Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame.